Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Partial Fractions - 10.7 Exercises - Page 750: 41

Answer

$\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2+1}-\frac{x+2}{(x^2+1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. The denominator can not be further factorized, assume the end results as: $\frac{A}{x}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2+1}+\frac{Dx+E}{(x^2+1)^2}$ Step 2. Combine the above functions as: $\frac{A(x^2+1)^2+x(Bx+c)(x^2+1)+x(Dx+E)}{x(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{(A+B)x^4+(C)x^3+(2A+B+D)x^2+(C+E)x+(A)}{x(x^2+1)^2}$ Step 3. Compare the above result with the original expression to set up the following system of equations: \begin{cases} A+B=1 \\ C=1\\2A+B+D=1\\C+E=-1\\A=1 \end{cases} Step 4. Use substitution to solve the above equations and get $A=1, B=0,C=1,D=-1,E=-2$ Step 5. Write the final results as: $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2+1}-\frac{x+2}{(x^2+1)^2}$
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